Part 1 Making and Content of Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules

SCHEDULE 5 Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules: Further Provision

Section 34

Part 1 Making and Content of Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules

1

In the Employment Tribunals Act 1996, before Schedule 1 insert—

“SCHEDULE A1
Procedure Rules
Section 37QA
Part 1
Objectives
1

(1)     The Tribunal Procedure Committee must exercise its power to make Procedure Rules with a view to securing—

(a)     that justice is done in proceedings before the tribunal,

(b)     that the tribunal system is accessible and fair,

(c)     that proceedings are handled quickly and efficiently,

(d)     that Procedure Rules are both simple and simply expressed, and

(e)     that Procedure Rules, where appropriate, confer responsibility on members of the tribunal for ensuring that proceedings before the tribunal are handled quickly and efficiently.

(2)     In sub-paragraph (1)(b), “the tribunal system†means the system for deciding matters within the jurisdiction of the tribunal.

Part 2
Content of Procedure Rules

Delegation of functions to staff

2

(1)     Procedure Rules may provide for functions of the tribunal to be exercised by staff appointed under section 2(1) of the Courts Act 2003 (court staff) or section 40(1) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (tribunal staff).

(2)

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